Finding the relics of martyrs like those in Eugene

The Orthodox calendar is filled with dates with unusual stories of the formation of church holidays March 7 is no exception - the Discovery of the relics of martyrs like those in Eugene The appearance of this holiday is associated with amazing phenomena that took place in the 7th century near the walls of Constantinople, the capital of the Greek Orthodox Empire A divine sign appeared near the Eugene Tower - unexpectedly miraculous healings began to occur here The Tower of St Eugene, intended to guard the port of Prosfoi, turned out to be a place of increased attention for Christians Patriarch Thomas of Constantinople blessed the Orthodox to carry out archaeological excavations near the walls of the tower As a result, the burial of a huge number of bodies was discovered The pious inhabitants of Constantinople immediately realized that this was nothing more than the holy burial place of the martyrs of the first centuries of Christianity The purity of the inner spiritual vision of the Orthodox gave them the opportunity to understand that here rest the relics of the holy martyrs who gave their lives for the faith, for Christ Immediately, in the name of Christian feat, the holiday “Discovery of the relics of the martyrs in Eugene” was established The bodies were solemnly transferred to the Temple with honors For several centuries, the remains of Christ’s unknown warriors were reliably hidden from human eyes, but when the time came to glorify the relics of the holy martyrs, they showed their holy power in full force, giving people the joy of divine providence, which was suggested by the name of the apostle, whose body rested in the same grave with the first defenders of Christianity Tradition says that Nicholas Calligrapher, a very pious cleric, had a vision that among the remains found were the bodies of the holy Apostle Andronicus and Iunia, his assistant and wife This amazing indicative event, the discovery of the relics of the holy martyrs like Eugene, confirms the faith of the church in the power of holy relics After all, what does the word “power”, derived from the noun “power”, mean? Literally it means strength The grace of the holy spirit, the power that is acquired through personal achievement in the earthly life of a Christian, continues to act in his bodily remains, prompting people to treat them as holy relics